[bass] n, pl bass or bass.es [ME base, baers, fr. OE baers; akin to OHG bersich perch] (bef. 12c): any of numerous edible spiny-finned marine or freshwater fishes (esp. families Centrarchidae, Serranidae, and Percichthyidae)
[2]bass adj [ME bas base] (15c) 1: deep or grave in tone
2. a: of low pitch b: relating to or having the range or part of a bass [3]bass n (15c) 1 a: the lowest voice part in a 4-part chorus b: the lower half of the whole vocal or instrumental tonal range--compare treble c: the lowest adult male singing voice; also: a person having this voice d: a member of a family of instruments having the lowest range; esp: double bass
2: a deep or grave tone: a low-pitched sound [4]bass n [alter. of bast] (1691) 1: basswood 1
2: a coarse tough fiber from palms